JVV 0112
Delft, 1750-1775
The milk jug has the shape of a drinking monkey sitting on a marbled base. The hands and drinking cup form the spout and a handle is fixed to the back. The jug is mainly executed in blue, only the cup is painted in yellow, the handle and the separate hat are in brown and yellow. A rhyme is written on the animal’s belly:
Kees den aap
dit gekkie
geeft melk
uijt sijn
bekkie
In translation:
Kees the monkey
silly chappie
pours milk
from his
mouth
Dimensions: height 21 cm / 8.26 in.
